Toy sparking pipe



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E. W. CRESWELL TOY SPARKING PIPE Filed June 17, 1936 A Il -QF Patented Mar. 30, 1937 UNITED ST'EES FATENT GFFICE 2,075,703 TOY SPARKING PIPE Everett W. Creswell, Auburn, Mass.

Application June I7,

1 Claim.

My present invention is a novel and improved toy in the form of a pipe constructed and arranged to emit a series of fire-like sparks by blowing thru said pipe.

In the development of certain types of toys, games, or the like such for example as shown by my prior application Ser. Nos. 22,207, and 77,200 filed May 18, 1935 and Apr. 30, 1936, I have discovered that a toy or game wherein a sparkling effect is produced renders the same highly attractive and salable and, therefore, I

. have ,developed a sparking pipe which by simply blowing thru the normal pipe stem will produce a re-like sparking effect and thus render the same both interesting and attractive.

In carrying out my present invention I utilize any suitable size or convenient form of pipelike apparatus comprising a bowl and a pipe stem, which may be simply a typical corncob, meerschaum, or briar pipe, or the like. I secure in the bowl portion a rotor which will readily revolve upon the users blowing thru. the pipe stem. Such rotor may be a wheel, fan, or the like; and attached thereto is a spark-creating element, or elements, such as a strip of emery paper, and a traveling plug of flint to pass over the same, relative motion therebetween being effected by the rotor.

In the present application and drawing I have illustrated a simple embodiment of my sparkcreating pipe and also a modification showing the attachment of a siren-like effect, so that the blowing into the pipe will produce not only a spark but a siren simulating the siren sound of a fire engine, together with the fire-like sparks thrown out of the top of the bowl of the pipe.

Also, I may form the pipe bowl with one or more openings and with vari-colored transparencies in the openings so that a somewhat kaleidoscopic effect is obtained.

Referring to the drawing illustrating preferred forms of my invention,

Fig. l is a plan view of one form of my novel sparking pipe device;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bowl portion of the pipe;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal crossesectional View on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view on a slightly larger scale, illustrating both a sparking and siren effect, and

Y the top cross-arms 1936, Serial No. 85,679

(Cl. liii-48) Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional View on the line 56 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing, a typical pipe-like bowl l and hollow stem 2 are shown, the bowl l being of any suitable contour, size, or shape and simulating standard types of pipes, if desired. The hollow pipe stem 2 may also be curved or straight, as desired, and as herein illustrated I iit the pipe stem 2 at one side of the bowl l to produce an initial tangential blast therein to more effectually and efficiently rotate the rotor. In the present form, the rotor is illustrated as a set of fan blades 3, 4, 5, and 6 secured to a hub i, which in turn is keyed to and supported by a rotating spindle Fitted slightly above the rotors I affix a partition I2, thus forming an air chamber l5 in the base of the pipe in which the air blown thru the tube 2 will necessarily rotate the fan blades and revolve the spindle 1. The partition I2 also supplies a bearing for the spindle l0, a further point or indentation in the bottom I6 of the pipe affording a rest and bearing for the spindle; and at the top of the pipe a cross-brace of four arms, or the like I8, affords the top bearing so that the spindle 1 will revolve easily and accurately and with but slight friction, permitting relatively high speed with a simple blowing action thru the hollow stem 2.

Secured at an appropriate distance within the pipe bowl l I provide the spark-creating instrumentalities, which consist preferably of a simple strip of emergy or carborundum paper and a flexible arm carrying a plug of flint which is attached to the spindle 1 so that as the fan blades and the rotor revolve, the flint will be forced over the strip of emery, creating a series of sparks.

Any suitable arrangement for such flint and emery contact can be effected and provided with the vemery affixed either in a vertical plane on the inside of the bowl, or affixed on a partition horizontally and with a suitable flexible arm and flint-holding attachment to cooperate therewith. In the drawing and 1n the present/form, which seems most economical and feasible, I secure the strip of emery 20 around the interior of the bowl and attach to the spindle 1, in a position below I8 and to contact with the emery 20, a flint plug 2l secured to a carrier 22 therefor, which carrier is pivotally mounted at 23 to an arm 24 secured to the spindle 1.

Thus as the spindle 1 is rotated, the pivoted carrier 22 will be thrown outwardly by centrifugal force and the flint plug 2| affords contact with blades 3 and rotate the spindle 7. ment, with the This arrangeexible carrier, also compensates emery strip 2o, insuring at all times a good spark contact between these two spark-creating elements.

As air is blown thru the pipe stem 2 into the chamber I5 it l2, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

Also I may desire to form the or desirable manner.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have illustrated a construction wherein a siren-like effect is produced during the rotation of the fan blades 3, 4, 5, and 6.

said hub in close proximity above the partition l2 is a blade 35, having thereon a plurality of openings formed by stamping out sections 36-36, these openings extending from the bottom of the blade upwardly secured to the spindle I and rotate thereover, they will produce a siren-like eiect when passing the openings 36, as will be readily understood.

Thus I combine both a spark-creating and siren-like or signaling sound in a pipe, which will add still further to its attractiveness as a childs toy.

While I have herein illustrated and described my present invention as applied to a device slm- 

